Christian Zazueta has career-long start, Josue De Paula homers
PHOENIX, AZ - MARCH 21: Christian Zazueta #15 of the Los Angeles Dodgers pitches during the game between the Chicago White Sox and the Los Angeles Dodgers at Camelback Ranch on Saturday, March 21, 2026 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Rob Leiter/MLB Photos via Getty Images) | MLB Photos via Getty Images Three of the four Dodgers minor league affiliates won on Saturday, plus the rookie-level Arizona Complex League got underway in the desert. Player of the day Christian Zazueta pitched a career-high 6 2/3 innings in a win for High-A Great Lakes.
He allowed only a solo home run and one other single in his first six innings, then ran into a bit of a wall in the seventh, loading the bases with two outs. Zazueta allowed two runs in total in his start and struck out seven. The reigning Branch Rickey Award winner as the Dodgers 2025 minor league pitcher of the year , Zazueta this season has a 4.
18 ERA through five starts this season ( five of his 11 runs allowed came in his previous start ), with a dominant 36 strikeouts against only six walks in his 23 2/3 innings. Zazueta’s 31. 6-percent strikeout-minus-walk rate is eighth-best among all minor league pitchers with at least 20 innings .
Triple-A Oklahoma City Jack Suwinski had four more hits in the Comets’ win over the Round Rock Express (Rangers) . One of those hits was a double in the sixth inning, which extended Suwinski’s extra-base-hit streak to eight games. Noah Miller also homered for the Comets.
This was a bullpen game for Oklahoma City, and it took 10 pitchers to get through nine innings, with 13 walks and 13 strikeouts in the three-hour, 27-minute slog of a game. Double-A Tulsa Josue De Paula hit a three-run home run in a four-run fourth inning, and the Drillers held on for a one-run victory over the San Antonio Missions (Padres) . 😳 @Dodgers No.
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